Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera)

OTHER NAMES: N/A
Latin Etymology:  Aricia ("a city in Latium") cramera (burnt?)  

Two Southern Brown Argus (Aricia cramera) near Madrid, Spain - April 2016

Featured Subspecies: ?
Weight: ?  /  Length: ?  /  Wingspan: 30mm
NO UK STATUS / IUCN Red List: Not Yet Evaluated 

A small butterfly of the Mediterannean and a close relative of the other argus species which is looks superficially very similar to. Its favoured food plants for the caterpillars include geranium and rock rose.
 
Related Species: 
Order: Lepidoptera
Family: Lycaenidae
Genus: Aricia
SUBSPECIES: none - monotypic 
 
- Sighting Locations -

SPAIN 
Locally common resident.
 - MADRID 2015 TRIP: Several seen at Patones 

Further Notes: BirdForum Opus, IUCN Red List, RSPB, Wikipedia, Xeno-canto